The Cat Share: A warm and joyous romantic comedy about two strangers in love with one very greedy cat
By (Author) Angela Jariwala
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Ltd
6th May 2026
4th December 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Paperback
400
Width 130mm, Height 198mm
Sometimes its a simple as meeting the boy next door.
Jennilives alone with her cat Oscar yes, shes single but, after breaking up with her boyfriend, shes more than content to be living alone. Sometimes she worries she might be playing things too safe, but shes had enough of taking risks.
Ben is a firefighter and, if hes honest, hes finding life hard. The arrival of a small tabby cat, who Ben decides to call Fred, helps him feel less isolated. But then, one day, Fred appears with a note tied to his collar from someone called Jenni, accusing Ben of stealing her cat!
As the two neighbours start corresponding via the cat, their notes to each other reveal the truths they are hiding from even their closest friends, and themselves.
The Cat Share is a warm and joyous romantic comedy about two strangers in love with one very greedy cat, inspired by a true story, for fans ofThe Flat Share,Youve Got Mail and Rescue Me.
Angela Jariwala was born in West London to parents from Surat, India. She is a published author of two young adult novels, both published by Mantra Lingua Ltd, an award-winning publisher of multi-cultural and multi-lingual books for children and young people.